G4335

προσευχή

proseuchē

Feminine noun · From προσεύχομαι (G4336)

From G4336; prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel):—X pray earnestly, prayer.

Outline

  1. prayer addressed to God
  2. a place set apart or suited for the offering of prayer
    1. a synagogue
    2. a place in the open air where the Jews were wont to pray, outside the cities, where they had no synagogue
      1. such places were situated upon the bank of a stream or the shore of a sea, where there was a supply of water for washing the hands before prayer

Usages

Matthew 21:13

Quoting Isaiah 56:7

Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

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